DAM TO LAKE ABOUT 260 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SHARPHAM HOUSE AT GRID REFERENCE 829577

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1108388
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1993
Statutory Address:
DAM TO LAKE ABOUT 260 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SHARPHAM HOUSE AT GRID REFERENCE 829577

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Location

Statutory Address:
DAM TO LAKE ABOUT 260 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SHARPHAM HOUSE AT GRID REFERENCE 829577

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Devon
District:
South Hams (District Authority)
Parish:
Ashprington
National Grid Reference:
SX 82926 57722

Details

ASHPRINGTON SX85NW Dam to Lake about 260 6/8 Metres South East of Sharpham House at Grid Reference 829577

GV II

Dam with causeway above. Probably C19. Pitched and horizontally coursed slate revetment to a low earth dam. The dam forms a fresh water lake made from what was originally a small tidal creek on the River Dart. The lake is part of the picturesque landscaping of the grounds of Sharpham House ((qv)), carried out during the late C18 and C19.

Listing NGR: SX8292657722

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
100918
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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